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Like any other hardware maker, Google goes through a lot of ideas before the final product, and one such exploration involved putting an iris scanner on the Pixel 2.  Shared on Twitter yesterday by Internal Archive, we see a prototype Pixel 2 as evidenced by various identifying stickers and barcodes. However, the rear etched with various patterns is the more telling sign that this is an early…

It’s been almost a decade since Pebble closed its doors, but support for the brand’s smartwatches has lived on. This week, Google itself has somewhat revived the official Pebble smartwatch app to bring support for the Pixel 7 series by adding 64-bit support to the app. The Pebble app is no longer available through the Google Play Store, but the actual APK has remained available through…

The shutdown of Google Stadia is going to bring a few exclusive games down with it, but one exclusive is going to be able to escape the sinking ship. Wavetale, a “First on Stadia” title released in 2021, will make its way to PC and consoles in December. Wavetale was released to Google Stadia in November of last year and was largely well-received. The game, published by Thunderful Games, was…

Google’s affordable mid-range phone for 2023, the Pixel 7a, is shaping up to be a significant upgrade over every A-series Pixel before it, with better cameras, wireless charging, and more. When the Pixel 3a debuted, it made the premise of Google’s affordable devices abundantly clear — make the same flagship Pixel experience available on a more affordable device. At the outset, the…